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Toaster · 02-14-2001, 03:37 PM

The biggest problem with "deregulation" is the fact that utilities no longer have anyone to answer to. Thus, prices skyrocket to weed out the "wannabee`s".
California may not "actually" have an energy crisis but the distribution infrastructure is growing more slowly then the increase in population. Calif had a good network of nuclear power but they seemed to build these plants in geologicly unstable areas. (gotta be a reason for this)
You folks arn`t the only ones feeling the results of deregulation. Here in the winter wasteland folks call Maine, fuel oil prices trippled in well under a year.
Also, here, the electric utility charges 17.3 cents per KW/hour which is near the top for the entire nation.

02-14-2001, 03:37 PM	#9
Toaster Member (13 bit) Join Date: Apr 1999 Location: Now in Phoenix, AZ. Where next? Only 8 states left to see. Posts: 4,661	The biggest problem with "deregulation" is the fact that utilities no longer have anyone to answer to. Thus, prices skyrocket to weed out the "wannabee`s". California may not "actually" have an energy crisis but the distribution infrastructure is growing more slowly then the increase in population. Calif had a good network of nuclear power but they seemed to build these plants in geologicly unstable areas. (gotta be a reason for this) You folks arn`t the only ones feeling the results of deregulation. Here in the winter wasteland folks call Maine, fuel oil prices trippled in well under a year. Also, here, the electric utility charges 17.3 cents per KW/hour which is near the top for the entire nation. __________________ 2 goldfish were discussing Mythology. The discussion ended when a goldfish replied: "There MUST be a God, who changes the water?"